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Definition of Chimney

1. Noun. A vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building.

Definition of Chimney

1. n. A fireplace or hearth.

Definition of Chimney

1. Noun. A vertical tube or hollow column used to emit environmentally polluting gaseous and solid matter (including but not limited to by-products of burning carbon or hydro-carbon based fuels); a flue. ¹

2. Noun. The glass flue surrounding the flame of an oil lamp. ¹

3. Noun. (British) The smokestack of a steam locomotive. ¹

4. Noun. A narrow cleft in a rock face; a narrow vertical cave passage. ¹

5. Verb. (climbing) To negotiate a chimney (sense #4) by pushing against the sides with back, feet, hands, etc. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Chimney

1. a flue [n -NEYS] - See also: flue

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chimney

Literary usage of Chimney

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, and by Russell Sturgis (1901)
"chimney POCKET. A. The vacant space left lor economy in the construction of a ... chimney POT. A continuation of a chimney flue above the chimney top, ..."

2. The Writings of Bret Harte by Bret Harte (1896)
"WHAT THE chimney SANG OVER the chimney the night-wind sang And chanted a melody no one knew; And the Woman stopped, as her babe she tossed, And thought of ..."

3. The Birds of America by John James] [Audubon (1840)
"The nest, whether placed in a tree or chimney, consists of small dry twigs, ... While on wing, the chimney Swallows are seen in great numbers whirling round ..."

4. A Treatise on the Law of Crimes by William Lawrence Clark, William Lawrence Marshall, Herschel Bouton Lazell (1905)
"(5) Entry through chimney.—It is also a constructive breaking to enter through a chimney, the reason heing that a chimney is as much shut as the nature of ..."

5. Transactions by England Society of Engineers (London (1888)
"STABILITY OF chimney SHAFTS. BY RJ HUTTON. The first consideration in designing a shaft will be the draught required, and sometimes the height will be fixed ..."

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